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Just less than 1-1/2" for the week, hopefully takes us out of severe drought, cut our yearly deficit so far by half.

Yes Bird, I recall his like of bluebonnets as well, soon he would be headed down to the peach festivals, good man with a lot of life experience . .47" early this morning, cutting our deficit for the year. Bird, saw you had some rough weather and rotation near your town last night too!

Found a marauding tick yesterday, as many of y'all do, its time to treat my summer work pants with Permethrin again.

Peaches in full bloom, cant help but think if Jim (Jinman) every spring when I see the peach flowers, you long timers know what I mean. Finally got 1.21" rain, more forecast for this evening

.11 here, enough to make me wish we got half of what the weathemen where threatening for a week.

I hope we get an inch or more, we are dry! 70% chance tonight so fingers crossed. Trees are starting to turn, you can see the green hue and my plums are now flowered about 50%

Put your bigger base material down, then add the fines. Smaller rock/fines help lock larger base rock together. If you have a cement co nearby, check on their washout material, or crushed crete for top fines. Make sure you crown your drive so water runs off

In 7 years I have never lost a hive over winter. Lost a couple small swarms early on in the 2st summer that never had a chance looking back, I had someone who supposedly knew what we where doing who did not.

Varroa is a large problem and one that begets more troubles, Foul brood can be an issue, American, or European (pick European if yo have the choice😁). Wax moths are same as always. Hive Beetles can be a real nuisance as well, those may be new to you. I use 8 frame Langs, figured with a bad back...

Bird, you got more done than I did! lol I went thru 3 hives and will finish tomorrow. When I was a kid, our family sold honey to stores in the Arkansas, Tenn, Okla and Missouri area. I didn't get to fool much with bees then, just had to work every day building frames, that's what us under 10...

Hey Brandi, had 13 before the big chill, down to 7 now.

Next few days are going to be super nice, 60's-low 70's, hopefully I can get into my bee hives and see what winter has left me to work with this year.

Good morning, Have thoughts (scary) and a plan and I'd like opinions on "the plan" please Millermatic 185 calls for 40a breaker at 230v Plasma runs 50a breaker Millermatic 185 and stand alone plasma, both have standard 6-50P 220v plugs I am putting in a 220v-50a circuit for the plasma, 50'...

I drive a 2009 1ton dually and pull a 30' Haulmark trailer with equipment loaded, 10-12klbs depending on the day. Last fall, I replaced the brake hubs on the trailer, then took the truck o the shop to get a brake job, they told me I had over 50% pads left so..... I did notice that the brakes...

At sundown, I heard my neighbor and thought he was stacking lumber. Nope, he was shooting copperheads with rat shot. Killed these, 15' off his back deck and 2 more so far in the front yard. Tuesday morning, my wife killed one in the dog pen. Guess tomorrow, I will have to go on recon around the...